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English Quiz - Word Order 2 (Questions)

This second quiz takes a further look at word order. It progresses on from the first Word Order quiz asking children to correctly order sentences. The National Curriculum expects KS1 children to be able to read what they have written and check that it makes sense. This quiz asks them to spot if a sentence is incorrect and to question the order of words, improving their literacy and English repertoire.

Sometimes we have a sentence in our head but when we write it down, we find we’ve missed words or it doesn’t sound the same. This is why it’s important to edit your work.

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1. Which sentence is correct?
[ ] She was up up all night making cupcakes.
[ ] She was up night making cupcakes.
[ ] She was up all night making cupcakes.
[ ] She was up all night cupcakes.
2. Which sentence is perfect?
[ ] Badminton was her favourite sport.
[ ] Badminton was her her favourite sport.
[ ] Was her favourite sport.
[ ] Badminton her favourite sport.
3. Put these words in order: sword, the, had, ninja, a
[ ] Had a sword the ninja.
[ ] Had a ninja the sword.
[ ] The sword had a ninja.
[ ] The ninja had a sword.
4. Put these words in order and make sure the sentence is perfect: exam, he, for, studied, his
[ ] He studied for his exam.
[ ] He studied for his exam
[ ] His exam he studied for.
[ ] His exam he studied for
5. Put these words in order and make sure the sentence is perfect: caused, the, jam, a, snow, traffic
[ ] Traffic jam the snow caused a.
[ ] Caused a traffic jam the snow.
[ ] The traffic jam a snow caused.
[ ] The snow caused a traffic jam.
6. hated, the, the, villagers, train. These words are in a muddle but which one would be the first word in the sentence?
[ ] The
[ ] Villagers
[ ] Hated
[ ] Train
7. were, cardboard, they, in, hiding, box, a. These words are in a muddle but which one would be the first word in the sentence?
[ ] Hiding
[ ] They
[ ] Cardboard
[ ] Box
8. used, dinosaurs, roam, earth, to, the. These words are in a muddle but which one would be the last word in the sentence?
[ ] to
[ ] dinosaurs
[ ] the
[ ] earth
9. shelf, they, going, make, to, are, a. These words are in a muddle but which one would be the last word in the sentence?
[ ] they
[ ] make
[ ] are
[ ] shelf
10. help, clocks, us, time, tell, the, to. These words are in a muddle but which one would be the first word in the sentence?
[ ] Clocks
[ ] Time
[ ] Help
[ ] Us

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English Quiz - Word Order 2 (Answers)
1. Which sentence is correct?
[ ] She was up up all night making cupcakes.
[ ] She was up night making cupcakes.
[x] She was up all night making cupcakes.
[ ] She was up all night cupcakes.
Some of these answers are wrong because they omit (leave out) words. By reading through your work, you can stop this from happening.
2. Which sentence is perfect?
[x] Badminton was her favourite sport.
[ ] Badminton was her her favourite sport.
[ ] Was her favourite sport.
[ ] Badminton her favourite sport.
Don't forget - a sentence is only perfect if it has a capital letter at the beginning and a full stop at the end.
3. Put these words in order: sword, the, had, ninja, a
[ ] Had a sword the ninja.
[ ] Had a ninja the sword.
[ ] The sword had a ninja.
[x] The ninja had a sword.
Ninjas were believed to have existed in Japan.
4. Put these words in order and make sure the sentence is perfect: exam, he, for, studied, his
[x] He studied for his exam.
[ ] He studied for his exam
[ ] His exam he studied for.
[ ] His exam he studied for
When possible, we don't end a sentence with 'for' (or other prepositions). We would pick the first answer because this allows us to not end the sentence with that word.
5. Put these words in order and make sure the sentence is perfect: caused, the, jam, a, snow, traffic
[ ] Traffic jam the snow caused a.
[ ] Caused a traffic jam the snow.
[ ] The traffic jam a snow caused.
[x] The snow caused a traffic jam.
When it snows, people need to drive slower so that they don't skid off the road.
6. hated, the, the, villagers, train. These words are in a muddle but which one would be the first word in the sentence?
[x] The
[ ] Villagers
[ ] Hated
[ ] Train
The correct sentence would be: 'The villagers hated the train.' This means the first word was 'the'.
7. were, cardboard, they, in, hiding, box, a. These words are in a muddle but which one would be the first word in the sentence?
[ ] Hiding
[x] They
[ ] Cardboard
[ ] Box
The sentence is: 'They were hiding in a cardboard box.'
8. used, dinosaurs, roam, earth, to, the. These words are in a muddle but which one would be the last word in the sentence?
[ ] to
[ ] dinosaurs
[ ] the
[x] earth
The sentence is: 'Dinosaurs used to roam the earth' and the last word is 'earth'. If this was a question, we would write: 'Did dinosaurs used to roam the earth?'
9. shelf, they, going, make, to, are, a. These words are in a muddle but which one would be the last word in the sentence?
[ ] they
[ ] make
[ ] are
[x] shelf
The sentence is: 'They are going to make a shelf.'
10. help, clocks, us, time, tell, the, to. These words are in a muddle but which one would be the first word in the sentence?
[x] Clocks
[ ] Time
[ ] Help
[ ] Us
The sentence is: 'Clocks help us to tell the time.'